Brassiere



July 3, 1951 w c 2,559,500

BRASSIERE Filed July 1'7, 1948 INVENTOR GERALD W. GLUCKI N ATTORNE;

Patented July 3, 1951 2,559,500 BRASSIERE Gerald W. Gluckin, New York, N. Y., assignor to William Gluckin & '00., Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application July 17, 1948, Serial No. 39,221

1 Claim.

This invention relates to garments, generally identified as brassieres. More particularly, the invention deals with garments of the type and kind, wherein the breast pockets, or the separate parts or sections from which the pockets are constructed, employ reinforcing stitchings for giving additional support and firmness to the resulting pockets. Still more particularly, the invention deals with devices of the character described, wherein the reinforcing stitchings are disposed substantially parallel to the horizontal seams of the pocket parts. The novel features of the invention will be best understood from the following description, when taken together with the accompanying drawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed and, in which, the separate parts are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of a brassiere made according to my invention; and

Fig. 2 is a detail view of one part of one cup, detached, illustrating the arrangement of reinforcing stitchings thereon.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have shown a brassire comprising two similar pockets l0, In; each pocket being of the same construction, the brief description of one will apply to both. For example, the pocket l comprises four pocketforming portions ll, l2, l3 and I4 and the pocket l0 comprises four pocket-forming portions H, [2, I3, and I4.

The various parts lll l are joined together by vertical seams |5--l5' and horizontal seams Iii-46. Assemblage of these parts form the resulting pockets Ill, H! and these pockets are joined by a central substantially tri-angular portion ll, extending onto the lower edge portion of the pockets and joining side and back band portions l8, I8, the latter terminating at the rear end of the garment in a coupling hook or member is engaging suitable fastener means on a strap end 20. At 2|, 2| are shoulder straps attached to the upper portions of the pockets l0, Ill and to the rear ends of the band portions t8, l8, as seen at 22, 22'.

In cutting the separate parts H--I i; Il'l4', the edges of these parts, which result in forming the horizontal seams l6, l6, for example, the edge 23 of the part l4 shown in Fig. 3, is formed straight; whereas the edge 24 of the part I4, seen in Fig. 2, and corresponding edges of the other parts, which result in forming the seams l5, P5, are formed curved.

All of the parts ll--l4 have reinforcing stitchings arranged thereon and these stitchings are generally identified by the reference character 25 on the pocket l0 and 25' on the pocket It). These stitchings are arranged parallel, or substantially parallel, to the edge 23, so that, on the resulting pockets, all of these reinforcing stitches are disposed on the resulting pockets or the parts thereof horizontally. Slight angularity of the stitchings would appear on the resulting extended pockets, as seen in Fig. 1, by virtue of the shape of the garment but actually, in each piece or part lll4, |I'I4', the stitchings will be substantially parallel to the straight edges of the parts which form the resulting seams l5, l6.

In garments of the type and kind under consideration, means in the form of reinforcing stitchings have been employed on the pockets or sectional portions of the pockets to give rigidity or stability thereto or in providing added support to the breast of the wearer. However, by providing stitches which are disposed horizontally on the pocket, or in other Words, extend in substantially horizontal lines from one side portion of the pocket to the other, a firm support of the breast is provided. In other words, the tensioning of the garment around the body of the wearer is taken up in more or less straight lines, which produces a firm and, yet, comfortable support. This particular type of garment would be desirable for the average or more general type of breast or where extreme uplift is not an essential characteristic.

It will be understood that, in producing the pocket structures of the garments of the type and kind under consideration, piece goods is stitched by parallel stitchings, as indicated, for example, in Fig. 2 and the patterns for cuttingout the various parts of each pocket are so arranged on the piece goods as to have the straight edges 23 or corresponding edges of the associated parts arranged parallel to the stitchings, after which the parts are stitched together in forming the seams l5, I5; l6, l6.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A brassiere of the class described comprising a pair of pockets, means joining the pockets and supporting the same upon the body of the wearer, each pocket being formed from two upper and two lower sections joined by cross seams, one seam being disposed horizontally in joining upper and lower sections and the other seam being disposed vertically on the pocket, and the pocket sections at the horizontal seams having straight edges in common alinement and each section having a plurality of reinforcing stitchings throughout the area thereof substantially parallel to the straight edges of said sections.

GERALD W. GLUCKIN.

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